Good. Computers need dumbing down. The number of times I've solved a relatively common computer problem using what to ordinary computer users would be "deep magic" is pretty high. And often times I wonder "how the hell do ordinary users deal with this sort of thing?"
The answer is that they don't. They get frustrated, they reboot their machine, and if that doesn't work they give up completely and reinstall from scratch or buy a new computer. This is a horrific user experience and it needs to change.
Using a computer for mundane tasks should be ... mundane. And I think the mobile OS (iPhone/android) model fits that use case far better than the existing free for all model of desktop computing.
But what does this mean for hackers and "super users"? Probably not much actually. It probably means that we'll have to make some configuration changes on our systems, or buy different models, or install our own OSes (oh noes!)
The answer is that they don't. They get frustrated, they reboot their machine, and if that doesn't work they give up completely and reinstall from scratch or buy a new computer. This is a horrific user experience and it needs to change.
Using a computer for mundane tasks should be ... mundane. And I think the mobile OS (iPhone/android) model fits that use case far better than the existing free for all model of desktop computing.
But what does this mean for hackers and "super users"? Probably not much actually. It probably means that we'll have to make some configuration changes on our systems, or buy different models, or install our own OSes (oh noes!)